Spinning-wheel



Patented June 22, 1880. I

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JOSHUA G.- CHURCH, OF BRECKENRIDGE, TEXAS.

SPINNING-WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 229,093, dated June 22,1880.

Application filed February 13, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOSHUA G. CHURCH, ofBreckenridge, in the county of Stephens and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Spinning- Wheels; and Ido hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in domestic spinning-wheels, andit consists in the combination of parts whereby the spindle or whirl issupported from above so as to hang down within the operators reach, andis made to constantly revolve at the same time that the whirl is movedfrom and toward the operator, as will be more fully describedhereinafter.

Figure 1 is a side. elevation of my invention, showing the spindle nearthe operator; and Fig. 2 is a similar view taken from the opposite side,showing the spindle moved outward from the operator. Fig. 3 is a planview.

a, represents an inclined standard or leg, upon the upper end of whichis journaled the driving-wheel c. Fastened to this standard or leg isthe horizontal beam 01, to the outer end of which is secured the leg 0.Upon the top of this beam d is secured one end of the seat 9, upon whichthe operator sits while at work, the weight of the operator serving tosteady the machine while in use.

Secured to the beam cl and the standard a at any desired angle is thestandard h, which has its upper end forked, so as to allow the drivingband or cord 6 to pass directly from the lower edge of the wheel 0 tothe small pulleys which change the direction in which the band runs.Hinged or otherwise loosely attached to the upper end of this standard hare the two parallel arms I, which are rigidly secured together andsupport the pulleys and spindle. In the inner ends of these arms are thesmall pulleys 0, which change the direction of the driving-belt, andnear the outer end is the pulley p, which is provided with two diametersof different sizes and gets its motion directly from the driving-belt.From the largest diameterof this driving-pulley extends the belt T,which runs the spindle s.

Pivoted in the lower end of the standard a is the treadle t, which isconnected by the rod '1; with the rod 00, which rod has its upper endfastened to one of the arms 1 near its inner end. By pressing with thetoe upon the upper end of the treadle the arms are moved outward,carrying the spindle from near the operators knees outward and up ward,as shown in Fig. 2, stretching the yarn and twisting it at the sametime. As soon as the pressure of the foot is removed the arms fall bytheir own weight, and thus automatically return the spindle to theoperator. Just as the operator is about to move the spindle outward hecatches hold of the knob 31 on the side of the driving-wheel and turnsthe wheel around, which movement, being transmitted through thedriving-belt, causes the spindle to revolve with great rapidity.

This machine is constructed of very light material, so as to be easilymoved and carried about, is readily operated byinvalids and weakpersons, and can be sold so cheaply as to be in the reach of all. 1

Having thus described my invention, I claim- In a spinning-wheel, thecombination of an inclined standard, a, having the driving-wheel cplaced upon its upper end, the horizontal beam cl, which forms a supportfor the seat 9, the inclined standard It, to which the arms 1 arehinged, the two arms l, the.wheels for changing the direction of thedriving-band and the spindle, whereby the spindle is supported fromabove so as to hang freely down within the operators reach,substantially as shown.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this3d day of J anuary, 1880.

JOSHUA Gr. CHURCH.

Witnesses:

ROBERT ANDREW MoNEILLY, WILLIAM DEMPSEY PEEBLES.

